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International Association of Machinists

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Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 14, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

MBTA workers protest privatization. Image courtesy INVEST NOW.

 

MBTA bus mechanics beat back privatization… at a cost

 

Unionized bus mechanics represented by the International Association of Machinists Local 264 won an important victory last week when they agreed to a four-year contract with the MBTA—effectively ending a two-year effort by the transportation authority’s ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Carmen's Union, Charlie Baker, Column, contract, District 15, economy, Fiscal and Management Control Board, IAM, International Association of Machinists, Jason Pramas, labor, Local 264, Massachusetts, MBTA, news, Politics, privatization, Protest, transportation, union, worker

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